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iPhone SE (2016) iPhone SE feels like the latest phone after update
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No, we still want an SE 2, then an SE 3, then an SE 4, into infinity!!!!
But you know it will not happen.
Who can tell? We can but proceed deliberately toward our goal and hope for the best.
Changing the main screen is a welcome change since it’s been looking the same for 11 years. Dark mode is also a good implementation since the newer iPhones feature an OLED display, it’s also much easier on the eyes. So I agree with an UI change and iOS is in dire need for it.
This is really good news. My wife and my two teens have SE’s. I’m always hesitant to upgrade their devices but I’m going to do theirs today.
The SE really is an underrated smart phone and I’m glad Apple is still serious about supporting it (even though they’re not making anymore).
The SE really is an underrated smart phone and I’m glad Apple is still serious about supporting it (even though they’re not making anymore).
Truly incredible! I bought my fiancé the 16GB SE 2 years ago and 2 years on, it's amazing. A true speedy lil thing. Zero slow downs going from iOS9 to 10 to 11. Installing 12 on it this weekend
Great little iPhone!
Great little iPhone!
Whoa. You're suggesting across the board change is needed just because a few things still have room for improvement, which opens the door to change-for-the-sake-of-change and changing some things that work pretty well (i.e., changing things that were refined since iOS7 which, IMHO, corrected some of iOS7's botched forced-design changes)?
Or are you suggesting to incorporate changes where recognized refinements are needed and a true benefit results (which is how it should be and how Apple OSX/iOS seemed before Steve passed, after which, IMHO, Jony was mistakenly given power to muddle with software)?
What was the need to "refine" the OS X Lion UI from the refined Snow Leopard while Steve Jobs was still alive? Changes are always welcome and make products feel different and not always with the same boring UI every single year. Since elements have been refined since iOS 7 and iOS still looks the same as it did for 11 years on the Home Screen, there's nothing wrong with a change to make iOS feel different and new which is mostly coming with iOS 13 with a Dark Mode that will not only look great on all OLED iPhones but also maximize battery life. Those are not for the sake of changing but to enhance the experience to the user. Imagine the iPhone still kept the same design since the release so they wouldn't change it for the sake of changing, it would look totally out of place and boring to keep buying the same looking phone every year with no changes at all.
I just updated my SE to iOS11 this week (had to for a work thing – testing a web product / needed latest browser) but I'm planning on rolling it back to 10 this weekend.
Is there a compelling argument for 12 over 10? I know 11 is a dumpster fire.
Is there a compelling argument for 12 over 10? I know 11 is a dumpster fire.
They’re ramping the cpu instantly now. No conspiracy theory.
They did get caught performing undisclosed throttling tied to age/use. No more conspiracy theory here either. Historical fact.
Tied to battery health. That's not the same as age. The conspiracy lives. Sigh.
I agree.
New lease on life for my SE… I definitely think it is even better than iOS 11.
Raise to wake with finger on the home button = immediate unlock. With 11 I had to do a double press…
This is smooth and fast. Long may it last!
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Haha! Nice try!
But no, we'd still love an SE2. (Speaking for myself of course.)
I agree.
New lease on life for my SE… I definitely think it is even better than iOS 11.
Raise to wake with finger on the home button = immediate unlock. With 11 I had to do a double press…
This is smooth and fast. Long may it last!
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Haha! Nice try!
But no, we'd still love an SE2. (Speaking for myself of course.)
I am glad that 12 did not harm the SE and in fact actually helped. I have two friends who live with them in their hand. One has even bought a brand new SE for a spare.
Short of tying it to the TODC this is how you correlate age and performance. At least that’s how I would do it if I wanted to be sneaky. Provides a half legitimate back door response if caught doing it without acknowledgment. Which they were.
Nevermind anything I said. You are 130% right. They are out to get out and gouge you for everything. So why haven't you forsaken all of their products and destroyed or eBayed any Apple gear you have left? Why are you even still here?
Truly incredible! I bought my fiancé the 16GB SE 2 years ago and 2 years on, it's amazing. A true speedy lil thing. Zero slow downs going from iOS9 to 10 to 11. Installing 12 on it this weekend
Great little iPhone!
I’m surprised she’s still your fiancé for buying only 16GB
If you really think Apple is trying to screw you over, you really need to move on. I would never support a company if I thought they were shady like that.